... homo-logues (paracaspases and metacaspases), have beenidentified in certain plants, fungi, and protistans, suchas Dictyostelium and Leishmania [11–13]. Indeed, therole of AIF in apoptosis is widely ... DIABLO, and Omi ⁄ HtrA2, all of which are involved in caspase activation [3–7], whileapoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and endonuclease G(EndoG) are direct effectors of nuclear condensation and ... germline and soma. Factors that resemble those operating in apop-tosis also participate in nuclear death, which suggeststhat PND is a modified form of apoptosis. In thisstudy, a possible involvement...